Town government · Aroostook County, ME

Littleton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Littleton took in $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money39%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

39%

of Littleton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
59%$636 thousand

State tax money39%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
39%$417 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

11%

of Littleton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$605 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$605 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$226 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$112 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$6 thousand
Social services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Littleton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Littleton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.